Mechanical animal



June 24, 1930. 1. B. ELLINGER y MECHANICAL ANIMAL Filed March Ales, 1929Jugys F'/in i 7 ATTORNEY f @mx NE n@ swish. N\

Patented June 2.4, j "f 'i f y 1 j y; MECHANICAL iuni'vrnn dAnnpiiengnfniea'Maren,13,711929,,serial No. 347,843.

fTheinventionis -Va mechanieally operated in the other. It-will beobserved in Figure animal which ,isf so constructed. that'parts 4,'that,the angles oi'jthefsides of thepoints of thejbodyv may remover and'alsoso that it 5 4are considerably vless than the similar "Amay walk'. j n,l i 4 'y v angles of the'recesses 6 so that'whenthe tip yThel object oftheinventionis to provide of the' point 5 rests in the vv-eitexrofthere- 55 5fr a mechanical animal which willjhavea comces'sfit will haveconsiderable lateral moveparatively'natural movement. j ment. t 'y y KAnother object of theinvention is to pro- The sections e may be madelplane'as v vide Y a mechanically constructed y, animal shown in Figure4;,'or may be Jrormed'with jtinuous member similar vtoI a vertebra. Lwhichmay extend above or belowortoward Ayfurther obJectfo he inventionis' to the sides, as shown.V These sections mayalsoy rovide amechanicalganimalf which will opbe oi any suitable shape or arranged 1n`Vany erate automatically, suitablemanner to kpermit a flexiblemovetoprovide'ainechanicalanimal in which an form. f p c n operatormaybe contained.. v y Thev leg members 2 maybe made with And astillfurther obje t'o2 the invention lower sections 8 andV` `uppersections 59 and is to provide amechanically,constructed and the uppersections may be pivotallyattached yoperated* animal whichis o [a simpleand to extensions rom'one of the sections 4, as? 70 economicalconstruction.' V shown in dotted lines in Figure 2 and indiyWith theseendsI 'n vievvjthe invention emcated by' `'the numeral l10. .j In'the-design bodies 'i a`r flexible 'continuous longitudinal shown theupper sectionsare provided with member formedpof a plurality ofindependextensions 11 which are connected rods:

which is constructed labout alcommon conrib members,`as indicated bythenumeral 7 d r'"Ar'still `further object fiothe invention is mentofthe"central .member `Awhich they' 65 Y.

ent' sections"held'togetherfby guy :wires or 12 to eccentrics 13 and14,4as shownin F ig- 75 cords," leg members extending downward ure 8,)and it will be' observed that astheI :from the said central member,suitable'means eccentri'cs rotatetheywill move the leg mem-`formountingthe saidfg'uyfwires, and a suitbers backward and forward*vabout thefpivot able coveringffor the'"s'ai'ddeviceT points 15 and 16,'Othereccentrics17 and es of the in- 18 may vbepositioned vabove thelegmembers 30l tigo Other features and adantag y,v'en'tio'n willjap'pear,yfrom thefollo'wing deand connected through a cord^19 to the lowerscription taken, in connection with the drawend of the vlowerleg'sections 8, as' shown at pings, wherein l y Y the points 20, anditjwillbe observed that Figure 1 is a vplan" view showing the gen: as theseeccentrics rotatev they will liftthe 435 eral construction ofthedevice(v lower leg members. It isiunderstoohhow- 85 Figure 2 is a side.elevation oi the device ever, thatany other suitable'meansmayv be withpart broken away Vshowing a portion used vfor operating the legs to givethema of the operating'mechanism. walking motion, Thelegs'may'also beconn v Y Figure 3 is a detail howingja portion oi nected to thelateralguy wires, as'indicated 0 the operating mechanism on an' enlarged ,bythenumerals21 an N `scale. f Y, a '-f ally vmounted cranks 25` andthelower ends Figurefl isa detailshowingthe-individual of the cranksconnected to'rthelower porsections of' the vertebralf tions of the legsby wires 24 and' 25 sothat In the dravvingslthe device'fis shown as itthe legs will move with the lateral motion Va5' would beimad'e whereinynumeral. 1 indicates lof the device;A The 'wires 24 and 2,5may 9'5 theyvertebra,numeral-12th`e legs, andnumerpass through `pulleys 26 -and 27kat theknees n' al S'asuitable covering." and be attached'to'the lower,end-'ofthe The .vertebra 1 is made,ofapluralityof members 8 atthefpoints .,28fa'nd' 29,]7The individual sectionslhaving oints `5 yatone cables 21v and 22 are-attached to afcentral y A V5o side andrecesses6to 'accommodate thepoints leverBO which isvpivotallymounted at. the 10omately the center: of themember l.

t 32 that may be sired.v` From' the `ends of the lever 30`the' gcompartment 321so that t t -may be operated fromfthe interior ofthepointV 371 lon the upper end ot' a'compartment placed in the device'ifdecables. 2l andf22extend backward, around Y pulleys 33 andalong thesides ofthe member r'l`to points JA-where theyarerconnec'ted to therearend ofthe member l. The cables 21"'and5 122 also extendforwardaround pulleys and 'along the sides of the member l to theu points.wherethey are attached to theV forward end oft-tilel member The memberl; may also Vbe provided with pulleys 37 at the front rear around whichthe cables 2l and V22 may pass if desired to holdzthejcables in Thedevice is also; provided with longicables 43 9 andAO throughy which thehead and tail Y `re raisedand lowered These cables are vconi,iected tocentral member Figure 2 to hold the cablesin relation to the lever'll ismounted upon `a 'shaftl 44 ,v the shaft lis provided'with a lever [145thatl entendsv downward intol Vthe the cables 39and 40 compartment bymoving the lever 45. The

i 'lever 30 may also operated fromthe inte- 4 i l,riorYof-thefcompartment32 through a shaft lfwhich extends Vdownwardinto the. conpartmer'it"andV upon which the lever 30Yis t l pivotallymounted. y The device `may also be .Y :operated'by a motor Y a shaft 48through `a 47 which will operate belt 4,9v and the eccentric14 maybre-mounted upon this shaft.

Y I Aand 18' moaned .be 'operatedglfrom the shaft'O by suitablershape orAnother shaft 50 upon whichrthe eccentricV 13 is mounted may alsobeoperated from the shaft'S by afbelt lyfand the eccentrics 17 upon shafts52 and 53 may v55. A crank 56 may also be provided by.

which the` shaftlS mayberotated through abelt 5 7 so that it may YbeVrotated by hand Y as maybe desired. i The compartment 32 may besuspended from the YVvertebra lbyjstraps 58 as shown in vFigure2,'however, it'is vunderstoodfthat this com- A Y partmentmaybemade incombination with the vertebra or attachedY to itvfor formed in anysuitable mannen, Y It may also be of any design. i I A y It; will beunderstood that changesmay be madey inthe construction. without'departingV fomthe spirit of the invention. One

ofwhich changes may be. inthe use'y of the device with-any othersimilaranimal, an-

Y V other may bein the use. of other means for Y Vinstalling andopera'ting'the cables, another may be in the use of'other' means forcon,-

' nectingthe vindividual'sections of the verte'- ybra, another may be inthe arrangement of and other pulleys- `38 Tat the approxi-Y the chamber32 inthe'. ce

operate the legs nected to the legs'tjhey may operate the' headt A` ortail to move toward either side-ori upward belts 54 and Y andy arrangedso that the cables, as it will be understoodthat the cables may bearranged to cause the animal to twist or turn in aiiy'direction,V andstill use of'other means another may be in the for operating thecables'.

`he construction Stood from-the fOregOns ,description.`v T0 use theHdevice lit may :be constructed; as shown and described and'it will Vbeobserved that as' the head bends toward theright the v cable 22 willCausethe right hand end yof the wiii be many-under:

' lever 30 to move forward and4 as the opposite endoi'lthe cable `isconnected to` the tailatf the point'l itwillalso cause the tail tobend-v1 Y toward the'right;` 14It will be obs'ervedthat as the headA is rais dthe cable dwilldralw the upper end of the levertowald ytheYpulluponjthecable on the v tail and cause Lthe tail 't0- front andthereby upper side ofthe raise. Itis also understoodV that Vthese Thesecables may' also nter of' the kdevice sothat it will bepossiblejto/inove the head or tail upward or downward or toward eitherside." .These cables'may also be operated by a motor V and as the cablesare'conv or-downwardas the Vlegs operate* It IVwill tli'ereiforeY b eobserved thatwth the entire Vanimal built about'` acontinuous Viiejzibleflexible in all directions it vertebra which is will be possible tooperates the' animal' so vthat itV willgn'ove 'inan'y direction Ywitha"n easy vHavingthus fully whatl claim as new Letters Patent, isz" Y,l.. In a mechanical'animalofthe Character i described, la continuouscomprising a pluralityof individual independent sections, means fortions together',l and i 2. I n a mechanically operated devicey of the:character described, 'aj pluralityl '0f Qin,- dependent sections, saidsections lhaving a point at vone side and a recess'at the other thepoint` 0f' 011'. Section rests in the recess of an gether to Inemberandvadaptable to cause one end to bend Vwith the other,ian d the cables tovVthe lsaidL the length thereof,`

3; In a y`mechanically Operated-device of` the character describedai1plurality ofin-y which maybe arrangedjto aeseribegathe invention anddesire: to secure by i i 1 Y cables may bereversed so that the tail willY move'downward as th'ekhead movesupward Vor vice versa. Y

`flexible vertebra f 1 iio holdingthesecl means Cooperating with thesections to automatically bend oneend of c, Vthe animal in adirection'opp'osite towhichY the other isbent, i

Y to bend with 'the other,

. member, and means dependent sections, said sections having a point atone side and a recess at the other and arranged sov that the point ofone section rests in the recess of an adjoining section, suitablecablesv holldjng vthe sections together to' form afcontinuous iexiblemember, said cables attached to the ends .of the said memberr andadaptable to cause one end y means for holding the cables to the saidmember throughout the- `length thereof, and mechanical means-*foroperating the said cables `:to bend the said member. l 'i 4. InaVmechanically roperated vdevicer of the character described, a`plurality of independent sections, said sections having a point at oneside and a'recess vat-the other and arranged so that thefpoint of onesection rests in the recess of an adjoining section, suitable cablesholding the sections together to forma continuous flexible member, saidcables attached to the ends of thel saidvmember and adaptable to causeone end to bend with theother, means for holding the cables to the saidmember throughout thev length thereof, mechanical means for operatingthe saidk cables ,-to bend the said member, and a suitable covering forthe said member.` j

5. In a mechanically voperated device of theV character described, aplurality of independent sections, said'sections having a point at oneside and a recess at the other and arranged kso that the point ofonesection rests in the recess of anadjoining'section, suitable cablesholding thesections to ether to form a continuous'flexible member,

Y said cables attached to theends of the saidv member and adaptable toycause one endf'to bend with the other, means for holding the cables tothe said vmember 'throughout the length thereof, mechanical means for'operatf ing the said cables to bendthe said member, jointed legsattached to the said central for operating the vsaid legs with the saidmember.

6. In a mechanically operated device` of the character described, yaplurality of independent sections, said sections havin a point at oneside `and a recess at the ot er and arranged so that the point of onesection rests in the recess of an adjoining sec-y tion, suitable cablesholding the sections together to form a continuous flexible member,

said cables attached to the ends of the said member and adaptable tobend with the other, means cables to the said l length thereof,mechanical means for operating the said cables to bend jointed legsattached to the said central member, means for operating the' said legswith the said member, land means whereby for holding the to walk.

Ain relation other, a plurality f of `operating the said cables,

the legs maybe operated to cause the device l f 7. In a mechanicaldevice of the char-V acter described, a plurality of individual Asections said sections'I having 'points at one side and recessesatthevjother with the points Vofy one.

member cooperating withtherecesses'of the t other, a plurality of tables extending along forming a* longitudinalv member,

the sides of the said kmember and attachedV -to the ends thereof, legmembers extending downward from the said member, means for operating the'said cables toV bend the said member, means for operating the saidlegs, and aisuitable covering for the saidVV device.

8. In a mechanically operated device. .of

fthe charactery described,va plurality of 1ndependent abutting sections,

said sections in allv directions means for holdbeing adaptable to moveto each other, ing the sections together, permitting the me berformed'by the sections to bend in anyrdirection and being adaptable tocause one endto bend with the ing downward from the said device, saiddownwardly extending sections being adaptable to support the said. foroperating Vthe ing sections to propel the said device.:

9. Ina mechanically operated device of the character described,l aplurality lof vindependent sections,

and arranged so that the pointof onegsection rests inthe recess ofvanadjoiningsection, suitable cables holding the sectionsto-l gether tolform acontinuous flexiblememf said holdingmeans y jointed sections.extendlevice, andmeans l saidndownwardly extend-c said sections havinga point at one side and arecess atl the other Y.

ber, said cablesattached to the endsfof the saidl member .and adaptableto cause one end to bend with the other, means for holding the cables tothe said member throughout the length thereof, mechanical means forl tobend the said member, said cables being crossed aboutfthe midsectionofthe said device, V`and a 'suite able covering for the said member.

' In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

' JULIUS B; ELLINGER.

cause one end to memberthroughout the the said member,

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